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Local leaders share renovation plans of historic Riverside Hospital

  • Jun 20

Houston-area organizations hosting Juneteenth celebrations | See list

  • Jun 19
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What's open and closed on Juneteenth 2026

  • Jun 19

How TSU and UH students' activism transformed education and Houston

  • Jun 18

What is Juneteenth and why is it celebrated? What to know for 2026

  • Jun 18

Quilt stitches together stories of historic Black neighborhoods

  • Jun 18

Trump admin can replace Philadelphia slavery exhibit: Court

  • Jun 18

94-year-old Houston man wishes to get birth certificate

  • Jun 17

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Houston officials announce new efforts to restore historic Riceville Cemetery

  • Jun 20
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Local leaders share renovation plans for Houston's historic Riverside Hospital

  • Jun 20
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Houston dance company shares black history on stage

  • Jun 18
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94-year-old man wishes to get birth certificate: 'I couldn't even pronounce what it would mean'

  • Jun 17
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Remains displaced from historic Black cemetery in Fifth Ward to be reinterred

  • Mar 6
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Harlem renaissance history unearthed amid Bronx gravestones

  • Feb 25
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Building the leaders of tomorrow; Roderick R. Paige's lasting legacy in Houston

  • Feb 24
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Texas City Museum welcomes new piece of Black cowboy history

  • Feb 13

Latest Stories

Galveston family uncovers its roots to a formerly enslaved boy at the time of Emancipation

Two Galveston brothers discover their lineage to an enslaved ancestor who had a front row seat at the time of Emancipation in 1865.

  • Jun 17

Beyond the bricks: Exploring Houston's baseball history through a lens on Freedmen's Town

The Freedmen's Town area of Fourth Ward is known for its iconic brick-paved streets, the Gregory School -- now the African American Library at the Gregory School -- and institutions like Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. But a man now featured on the Major League Baseball website has a claim to fame there, too.

  • Mar 15

Remains displaced from historic Black cemetery in Fifth Ward reinterred

After nearly a century of displacement, the remains of 39 Black Americans buried in Fifth Ward's Historic Evergreen Negro Cemetery were reinterred on Thursday.

  • Mar 6

Longtime Houston gospel music organist shares talent in the community for more than 50 years

Organist Leona Wrey is the lead musician at First South Main Missionary Baptist Church in Houston's South Park neighborhood and has been sharing her talents since she was 5 years old.

  • Mar 2

Artist etches Black culture through wood-burning

For Kara Crowley, every art piece highlights the beauty and strength within Black culture.

  • Feb 26